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CMS final rule requires provider identification verification
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid on Tuesday announced a final rule that aims to ensure that only…
News Read MoreHealth reform cuts Medicare fraud and abuse
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes how new Medicare provider enrollment screening technology and…
News Read MoreRethinking environments for aging with growing dementia population
Jail isn’t the answer. Nor are warehouses with room and board. And yet, many of today’s institutions that…
Projects Read MoreLeadingAge members take to Capitol Hill today
Members of LeadingAge from 43 states will take their message to Capitol Hill today for meetings with their…
Projects Read MoreStronger safety cultures prevail in accredited SNFs, study shows
Accredited nursing homes have stronger resident safety cultures than non-accredited homes as reported by in a study and…
News Read MoreWatch your language: Culture change for the medical record
Words used by long-term care professionals do far more than document observations, symptoms and events. They plant perceptions…
Projects Read MoreOvercoming resistance to change
“Change” is about the only constant in health and aging services these days. Leaders of long-term care organizations…
Projects Read MoreCMS forecasts near-term Medicare funding stability, long-term insolvency
The Affordable Care Act is projected to save Medicare more than $200 billion through 2016, according to The…
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Continuing Education Test #174 Based on Long-Term Living May 2012How to Use the ACHCA Continuing Education Test
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